Metal vehicle-body.



PATENT@ FEB. 18, 190s.

H. L Ai P. SMITH, METAL VEHGLE BQDY.

APPLICATION Hmm MAY s, 1907.

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peciczttion if Letters Patent.

L VEHIGLE-BODY.

Patented Feit 1.8, 1908.

Application flied May E 1907. Seria] NIL 372631.

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This in'iwn, im 'tjrs n metal Vehicie iiiegidiei Gf this, type shawn and desciihad im aux prim 'United States Letters Patent No. .833;460 dated Filulm'ry 27,1906.

The pitiizi @h ict mid lgimjginse oi' this invn thm i5; tij pivot/hhs imma im' strmigth @ning 'the him? cmistizwtiim. :md 05pm-hilly the fastening' mm.

to 1.11 'inzprm'enielit ixftwen th@y dimiifiiil, sidwpiates of the, body, mild Ham smit, im that any possiiibiiitjf @if the man' sama pizito hecmhf ing loosened Qi' ,viiieied fumi the sid@ phit, of the bodyfpiev This imprwemmit 'hmdljig 'is ihrsignvd to provide a sinistri# m that wii swzm-wij, fasten th@ smit the h; por# tional *vial/w su di@ ii 132% of E. looking; m 'the direct im @i the firimw and showing the metal it the iowrmd fatiga fuidvd inward, mid 'the .z'iv the siii facing the-mai' smit. .if (L the iiuew-S i tion 0f the audit im btwen tamed @dws 0S in' the, dim

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Thu Shiv-piatti, 1/ is uxtmxdml hvhiw the sill fzmd is secured to the 52mm h y moans of thc screws ",ih edgv portion oi thvl shunt mvtali sidra- ])hi-te that out why tu form tlm @polling im' mitrituc tu they 'vom sind is honi, inward a", right :mghis to thu` mutui' fame piutiim (L, :md nvuiiihs; the ihsidar mii m' siii l1, :is uivmly shown in Fig'. 3 :it i.,

'i designates thv. siii facing-pinto. Gonemihg in piantine, tim pluto :md the piatte a, :im mmiein sopztx'zzti pimms and usmiiiy have i'riiziliw, ihm/ement hntwnuu thh'szthm. To iwfrconiv this serious did'ffui., tim siii facing? platan invztd 0i' stopping `hurt at vthe junction o1' dividingr ihm ho'wmn the side-plate i of the hudy :md thoI shunt muta! pinto (f2 Qi' idwvv .vom Smit, its shown it 44: in Fier. 1 of our prior Patenty xtoxld lwih with timy tu!) mil i mi' udg@ ffmtimi di' the rmi' Sfmt. Thi@` is` turned humid, :is dwiigmtfd Lt /tl in Fig. I Lf), :md rivhtid to tim siiifiwihg i, :is shown i :it m, 'but imhaw this, thahiwul md i'mwml giutiou @if thv1iii-piwtciis mimimi hy .SQ-,rows i j tu the; Woud z'iinfii'miilg :strip d, ciczuly shown iu ifig. $5. it wiil thmciole he semi I that this which hudy is wry nhwh stmllgthuned hy making tim siii i`riuiug-j hito 'i ui' one imhtihuuus picw and :'i'vutihg: the sume tu itiw hunt-ih pmtimi of' tho sheet metal i i'dx'mihg the. 1mm' Hidipinto 6"'.

Wh hmm found, h); hfqwl'imm, that this i stiip d faim) ifivudss i'i'mi tim junction di the i "Nidwr/ mid n2 tu th@ rezar iside of thu'bl'vifard smit gud iii-arly to they umm? ci qu mi' tha salu.

awt-ing' to the modiiiizntihn in Fig.' 4, in

of the door-way, the reinforcing strip d would preferably be made in two pieces, and likewise the facing plate i, as shown in said Fig. 4. Otherwise the construction is in all respects the saine.

What we claim is l. In an improvement of the 'class described in combination with the side-platesI of a vehicle body andthe door-sill, a-sill facing plate extending from the forward seat to the forward upper edge of the rear seat.

- 2. As an improvement in Vehicle bodies of the class referred to, in combination with the side plates of the body and rear seat, said plates being, bent in the saine direction and at right angles to the outer side of said plates, a facing plate secured tothe bent portions of said plates, said facin late extending from the lower rear side o t e forward seat to the forward edge of the rear seat, as described. A

3. A metal body of the class described consisting of a body portion and rear seat portion thereon,the edge of the side plate of the rear seat portion bein turned inward at the edge of the door, an a stiffening plate secured to said in-turned edge and extending downwardly Jm the u per yforward edge vof the rear seat to the sili) and secured to the body.

HINSDALE SMITH. ARTHUR l. SMITH. Witnesses H. W. BOWEN,

K. I. CLEMoNs. 

